Talk:Lawrence Brooks (American veteran)

Proposal for deletion

At 111, Brooks will not be the oldest veteran forever, at which point this article will say 'he was once the oldest US veteran' and pretty much nothing else. This article has nothing about the force he served in (not even which branch of the military!), where he was stations, which battles he fought in, or his life after the service. Longevity records don't always warrant an article. Bkatcher (talk) 18:52, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

I just created it yesterday, Rome wasn't built in a day, if you think it is not notable please at least wait a few days before AFDing it. Jackattack1597 (talk) 22:51, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

I understand. But how is this man more notable than my own grandfather, who also served in the war?Bkatcher (talk) 00:16, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

Other claimant

Emilio Flores Marquez is a 113 year old veteran, but his age is unverified.

https://www.businessinsider.fr/voici-les-pays-ou-les-centenaires-sont-les-plus-nombreux-186579 Bkatcher (talk) 02:54, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Notability

Can someone please explain why this gentleman is more notable than any of the millions of veterans who have no article? Bkatcher (talk) 19:24, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Bkatcher, because WP:RS have written about him. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:35, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

The question was addressed at AfD. The consensus is in essence that he is sufficiently notable for the article to survive AfD. Cinderella157 (talk) 03:13, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Are you going to post this same complaint every few months? It's time to drop the stick. - Astrophobe (talk) 18:30, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

No, it's since he was no longer the oldest veteran, which was his one claim to fame. Bkatcher (talk) 20:22, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

Regardless of your impressions of someone's fame or virtue, this page has already gone through an AfD where it was judged to pass GNG, and you are repeatedly refusing to accept that consensus. - Astrophobe (talk) 21:19, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

It still is his claim to fame: he was for a time the oldest living American and oldest living WWII vet. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:20, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

So were hundreds of thousands of veterans at one time or another. Bkatcher (talk) 22:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

If two reliable sources created independent and in-depth descriptions of me, I would pass GNG. Whether it was because I cured cancer or because I grew a really big potato, if it inspires multiple in-depth independent accounts of me then the criterion for notability on Wikipedia is satisfied. It couldn't possibly matter less whether someone grew a bigger potato later, or whether you hate potatoes and don't want them mentioned on Wikipedia. That's just not the policy. Clogging up a talk page with advocacy for deletion that's completely irrelevant to policy and against the consensus established at the last AfD is a great example of disruptive editing. - Astrophobe (talk) 00:09, 7 January 2022 (UTC)